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看不起 Pronunciation and Pinyin

看不起 Usage and Examples

Look down upon

Despise

Disdain

共和党右翼分子看不起他。

The Republican Right despise him.

他看不起诸如做饭之类的“女人的”活儿。

He was scornful of such 'female' activities as cooking.

The characters in 看不起

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
看
kàn9look, see, watch, visit, guard
不
bù4not
起
qǐ10to rise, start, or begin

More words starting with 看

  • kàn看yi一kàn看Have a look, Take a look
  • kàn看yi一yǎn眼take a look, have a look
  • kàn看shàng上le了fell for, took a fancy to
  • kàn看shàng上qu去looks, seems
  • kàn看bù不cannot see, cannot understand
  • kàn看bù不xià下qu去Can't bear to watch/read it, Unwatchable/Unreadable
  • kàn看bu不chū出Can't tell, Can't see
  • kàn看bú不dào到Can't see, Invisible
  • kàn看bù不dé得cannot bear to see, unbearable to watch
  • kàn看bú不guàn惯cannot stand the sight of it, disapprove of it
  • kàn看bu不qīng清cannot see clearly
  • kàn看bu不qīng清chu楚Can't see clearly, Blurry

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Questions about 看不起

What does 看不起 mean in Chinese?

看不起 (kàn bù qǐ) means “Look down upon, Despise, Disdain”.

How do you pronounce 看不起?

看不起 is pronounced kàn bù qǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Look down upon” in Chinese?

“Look down upon” is 看不起 (kàn bù qǐ) in Chinese.

How is 看不起 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 看不起, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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